Body doubles will replace ailing Putin during surgery: report
As Vladimir Putin’s health reportedly declines, body doubles have been set on notify to stand in for the Russian not-so-strongman when he undergoes surgical procedures, in accordance to a report.
Putin will be out of commission for up to 10 days and the body doubles will be used to make it look like he’s nevertheless in control of the country, the anti-Putin Telegram channel “General SVR” described.
The mysterious Telegram account also claimed that pre-recorded footage will be launched of Putin attending meetings and signing guidelines to make it feel like he is nevertheless working.
The channel — which is purportedly operate by a former Russian Overseas Intelligence Assistance lieutenant typical regarded by the pseudonym “Viktor Mikhailovich” — previously noted that Putin is established to go through cancer surgical procedure and temporarily hand above energy to Nikolai Patrushev, a hardline former federal law enforcement chief, though he is incapacitated.
“The time [of the surgery] has previously been identified,” Normal SVR noted.


“It will take area at night beginning between 1 a.m. and 2 a.m., with the date even now staying determined, but all professional medical personnel will be on obligation commencing from tonight,” it mentioned.
“The day varies for protection good reasons, but it should really be understood that medical professionals insist on possessing the medical procedures carried out faster rather than later.
“All the medical professionals are Russians — they all have passed multi-amount checks,” the outlet added.

Russian investigative outlet The Challenge has claimed that Putin has been viewed by a cancer doctor 35 instances in current decades.
The 69-yr-previous chief has grow to be so paranoid about his wellness, the outlet claimed, he has even turned to unconventional, and barbaric, therapies.
Putin is claimed to bathe in the blood extracted from deer antlers, which are hacked off while they are rising and still full of contemporary blood, the outlet claimed.

An oncologist, discovered by the outlet as Evgeny Selivanov, has reportedly made dozens of secret visits to Putin’s Sochi getaway property in excess of just four yrs.
Putin, whose sickly appearance and uncharacteristically fidgety actions in general public have elevated thoughts about his well being, also has been rumored to endure from a host of other severe maladies, such as Parkinson’s ailment.
New queries had been raised about Putin’s bodily state last thirty day period when he was witnessed tightly gripping a desk through his meeting with Protection Minister Sergei Shoigu.

On Wednesday, Putin skipped his beloved yearly ice hockey match in Sochi — showing as an alternative on a video sporting mysterious marks on his encounter.
The Kremlin has adamantly denied that Putin suffers from any health-related issues.